steve raises what is a very fair point. i do think that we will make -- we would, in those circumstances make a major effort and it would fail. one of the reasons it would fail is because -- and this is not just theoretical. obviously i had discussions with the saudis. and, you know, when they -- when the king said if they get it we get it i was to be about series play with the consequences would be. after ten minutes of being highly eloquent on the subject he then said to me, if they did we get. so there is a reality here that they see their main competitor from every standpoint coming to the religious standpoint having an advantage over them, having to you know, a technological advantage, military advantage, the potential for leverage in the region. they're not trying to accept that. and i think the reason our policy is prevention is because we understand what the consequences will be if we don't succeed in maintaining and producing. that is the point of the containment. containment does not prevent the saudis for making